Jimmy Welch
Well-Known Member
I'm fitting a new spoke on my works /gravel bike , the nut screws perfectly into the thread of the spoke but once the nut is housed in the wheel rim it just won't catch , Im at a complete loss the nut is seated ok
Are you sure the spoke nipple is long enough or the spoke for that matter? If you don't have the original spoke and nipple then take out an adjacent spoke on the same side and check the length of both.I'm fitting a new spoke on my works /gravel bike , the nut screws perfectly into the thread of the spoke but once the nut is housed in the wheel rim it just won't catch , Im at a complete loss the nut is seated ok
In that case I'd guess that the threads have stripped on the lower part of the nipple so it's not engaging properly, if so a replacement should sort the problem out, they're not expensive, usually about 50p.Hi Yes it's the original spoke , screws down tight when not inside the rim , put it in the rim and spins like a top
I'm thinking if the lower part of the threads are stripped when it's in the hub it won't have enough give to reach where the threads are in the nipple, so it just spins and never engages. It only needs the lower couple of threads to be out for this to be the case. Out of the rim you'll have the slack to push the spoke past the stripped threads to where it's good so it catches properly.No it's not that because if I just screw it down away from the wheel it screws down properly tight
Just to add - if that's not the case, replace both.I'm thinking if the lower part of the threads are stripped when it's in the hub it won't have enough give to reach where the threads are in the nipple, so it just spins and never engages. It only needs the lower couple of threads to be out for this to be the case. Out of the rim you'll have the slack to push the spoke past the stripped threads to where it's good so it catches properly.